Celebrating Musselburgh Festival 2024 Apprentice Handicap (Part Of The Racing Excellence Series)

Musselburgh

14:15

Date 2024-07-23

Distance 1m208y

Class Class 6

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,664

Winning Time 1m 54.14s (slow by 4.24s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Little Ted (GB) Alex Fielding · Tim Easterby	4/1	Won
2nd	Fanzone (IRE) Tom Kiely-Marshall · Liam Bailey	100/30	.75
3rd	Bits And Bobs (IRE) Rhys Elliott · Mark Walford	13/8F	.5
4th	Chinese Spirit (IRE) Charlie Maggs · Linda Perratt	7/1	2
5th	Lang Toon Lad (IRE) Lauren Young · Jim Goldie	11/1	6.5
6th	Gordonstoun (IRE) Kyle McHugh · Liam Bailey	10/1	13

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (5)	Bits And Bobs Bay J:Rhys Elliott(3) T:Mark Walford	J:Rhys Elliott(3) T:Mark Walford	135	p	038626	62	67	50	11d	—	—	-15	17.1	0.44/1	7/4 36%
0-18 since winning on debut last June but showed spark two starts ago; cheekpieces go on
4 (3)	Fanzone Bay J:Tom Kiely-Marshall T:Liam Bailey	J:Tom Kiely-Marshall T:Liam Bailey	128	b	265323	46	66	52	20d	—	—	-5	13.4	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Poor strike-rate but arrives in good form and can be bang there
2 (4)	Little Ted Chestnut J:Alex Fielding T:Tim Easterby	J:Alex Fielding T:Tim Easterby	136	p	454538	54	68	45	17d	—	—	-10	8.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Disappointing last time but fair third previously and he can be in the mix if back on song
1 (6)	Gordonstoun Bay J:Kyle McHugh(5) T:Liam Bailey	J:Kyle McHugh(5) T:Liam Bailey	137	v	80-646	55	62	38	78d	—	—	-5	3.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
His mark has fallen but he has a regressive profile and a shorter trip may be preferable
5 (2)	Chinese Spirit Grey J:Charlie Maggs T:Linda Perratt	J:Charlie Maggs T:Linda Perratt	128	—	-44736	46	62	46	20d	—	—	-3	4.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
10yo; flopped over C&D last time but close 3rd at Thirsk previously; has won here 3 times
6 (1)	Lang Toon Lad Bay J:Lauren Young(7) T:Jim Goldie	J:Lauren Young(7) T:Jim Goldie	118	—	9-8607	45	56	33	16d	—	—	-6	2.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
3yo; didn't run badly in Ayr classified last time but needs another step forward today

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Bits And Bobs	13/8	7/4	13/8	7/4	7/4
Fanzone	10/3	7/2	10/3	7/2	10/3
Little Ted	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2
Gordonstoun	9/1	9/1	8/1	9/1	9/1
Chinese Spirit	12/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Lang Toon Lad	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Bits And Bobs

17.1

OR: 3 Form: 4.1 Odds: 10

7/4

2nd

Fanzone

13.4

OR: 0 Form: 8 Odds: 5.4

7/2

3rd

Little Ted

8.5

OR: 1 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5.4

7/2

Chinese Spirit

4.2

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Gordonstoun

3.6

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Lang Toon Lad

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bits And Bobs	62	67	50
Gordonstoun	55	62	38
Little Ted	54	68	45
Fanzone	46	66	52
Chinese Spirit	46	62	46
Lang Toon Lad	45	56	33

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bits And Bobs	11d ago	Quick return
Lang Toon Lad	16d ago	Fit
Little Ted	17d ago	Fit
Fanzone	20d ago	Fit
Chinese Spirit	20d ago	Fit
Gordonstoun	78d ago	Fresh